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Solar-powered airplane makes first international flight

Sunday, May 15, 2011 The solar-powered airplane Solar Impulse touched down at the Brussels National Airport late Friday night, after completing a 13-hour flight from its home base in Payerne, Switzerland. It was the first international flight by a fully solar-powered aircraft. The experimental aircraft was piloted by André Borschberg, co-founder and chief engineer for […]

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Former Polish Foreign Minister discusses anti-missile shield in Washington, DC

Friday, June 27, 2008 A former Polish Foreign Affairs Minister and the current Secretary of State at the President’s Chancellery, Anna Fotyga, is reported to have flown to the United States with a “secret mission” regarding the “last chance” negotiations about the location of the anti-missile shield in Poland. According to Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, […]

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Egyptian archaeologists announce discovery of marble statue and 132 new sites

Thursday, May 14, 2009 Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s pre-eminent archaeologist, and Secretary General of the The Supreme Council of Antiquities, has announced that a rare statue constructed of white marble whose features resemble Alexander the Great has been discovered in Egypt. Hawass also stated that there are satellite photographs identifying many archeological sites which may also […]

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Canadian Conservatives vow to defend Arctic sovereignty

Friday, December 23, 2005 The Conservative Party of Canada leader Stephen Harper today made bold claims about the Canadian Arctic region at a campaign stop in Winnipeg, “The single most important duty of the federal government is to protect and defend our national sovereignty.” . The prime minister-hopeful stated, “There are new and disturbing reports […]